diff --git a/theme/base/style/user.css b/theme/base/style/user.css
index 8276b71ffe6..ede7db90c65 100644
--- a/theme/base/style/user.css
+++ b/theme/base/style/user.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 .userprofile .fullprofilelink {text-align:center; margin:10px;}
 .userprofile .profilepicture {float:left; margin-right:20px;}
 .userprofile .description {margin-bottom:20px;}
+.userprofile .label {font-weight:normal;text-align:left;}
 
 .user-box {margin:8px;width:115px;height:160px;text-align:center;float:left;clear: none;}
 
diff --git a/user/profile.php b/user/profile.php
index 5903f0149d0..60c8decb70c 100644
--- a/user/profile.php
+++ b/user/profile.php
@@ -362,5 +362,5 @@ echo $OUTPUT->footer();
 
 
 function print_row($left, $right) {
-    echo "\n<tr><td class=\"label c0\">$left</td><td class=\"info c1\">$right</td></tr>\n";
+    echo "\n<tr><th class=\"label c0\">$left</th><td class=\"info c1\">$right</td></tr>\n";
 }
diff --git a/user/view.php b/user/view.php
index 72b0c307440..8d10807492a 100644
--- a/user/view.php
+++ b/user/view.php
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ echo $OUTPUT->footer();
 /// Functions ///////
 
 function print_row($left, $right) {
-    echo "\n<tr><td class=\"label c0\">$left</td><td class=\"info c1\">$right</td></tr>\n";
+    echo "\n<tr><th class=\"label c0\">$left</th><td class=\"info c1\">$right</td></tr>\n";
 }